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World Sailing has issued a statement welcoming the new guidance from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board, recommending the Conditions of Participation for individual athletes and support personnel with a Russian or Belarusian passport in international sports competitions organised…

The first day of racing in the big-fleet Investwise Youth Sailing Nationals at Howth Yacht Club saw the Race Team get in two good races in the sweet spot between the morning's near gale that was the last of Storm…

The delay in the arrival of a new ferry built for the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company reports ManxRadio is due to a fault found in previous trials conducted in South Korea, Asia. The Manxman which is to serve the island's main…

Heading into the new season, recreational boaters in Great Britain are reminded of their responsibility to ensure they make the correct declaration when purchasing red diesel. The RYA announced in March 2021 that recreational boaters would retain the right to…

The UK’s Office for Product Safety and Standards have announced the recall of a life jacket following concerns over safety. It says the Northern Diver 275N twin chamber life jacket (model numbers LS600, LS6100, LS6200) has been identified as presenting…

Attention all clubs, the Irish Sailing League entry deadline is looming! Entries are due to close this week, and with a near-full entry list, now is the time to secure entry for your club! Entries must be made on behalf…

Would you like the opportunity to see the coast of Ireland from a different perspective? If yes, then join the team at Irish Lights, onboard ILV Granuaile, as one of our Able Seafarers. This is a unique opportunity for individuals…

Afloat.ie regrets to record the death in his 89th year of Len "Skipper" Sheil of the National Yacht Club, Dun Laoghaire, who was the epitome of the quiet yet effectively enthusiastic Dublin Bay sailor with a strong and active interest…

Storm Antoni has been making quite a lot of noise and bother all over Ireland in recent days, but now he has moved east just in time for the Investwise Youth Sailing Nationals 2023 to move in on Howth from…

Since the 1940s, the Royal Ocean Racing Club has organised a season of multiple races and organised the first RORC Season’s Points Championship in 2000 using the IRC Rating System. The series quickly became, and still is, the largest racing…

Twelve regattas and series will determine the Irish Cruiser Racer Association (ICRA) Boat of the Year award in 2023, including June's Dun Laoghaire-Dingle offshore Race and ICRA's own National Championships this September, counting for double points. The Irish Cruiser Racing Association (ICRA) has published…

With two more day’s racing to go in the Junior Icebreaker Ballyholme Yacht Club in Belfast Lough, Emily McAfee looks invincible in the Topper 5.3 fleet, which inclement weather has considerably reduced from the original 22. In the Feva division,…

The family of Irish Coastguard volunteer Caitriona Lucas have asked that three former transport ministers, including Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, appear as witnesses at the full inquest into her death. Ms Lucas (41), an Irish Coast Guard Doooin unit volunteer, died…

MGM Boats will stage a 'Spring Showcase' of its boat range will from 14 to 16th April at its Boatyard in the Coal Harbour, Dun Laoghaire, on Dublin Bay. The broker celebrated 25 years in business in 2022 and has a…

An Taisce’s Clean Coasts programme and Uisce Éireann have launched their Think Before You Flush campaign for 2023, reminding people to the mindful of what we should and should’t put down our toilets. In Cork city last week, as the…

The RNLI has revealed an increase in the number of our furry friends it plucked from the seas in 2022. Man’s best friend made up the majority of the 209 creature callouts last year with the charity recording 164 dog…

The Port of Milford Haven in Pembrokeshire was recently visited by the Secretary of State for Wales as the UK Government launched its new Energy Security Plan after announcing that the Celtic Freeport bid had succeeded. The Secretary, the Rt.…

The operator CalMac has seen its biggest ferry been sidelined following a new wave of issues hitting the operator's west coast islands route network - as the Scottish Labour leader said the 'chaos must end'. The 8,478 gross tonnage MV…

It’s over 300 miles from Belfast to Baltimore in County Cork, and for many Northern Ireland Laser enthusiasts, it was a worthwhile trip last weekend for the ILCA Munster Championships. Twelve sailors from East Antrim, Portrush and Coleraine in Co.Antrim,…

The Easter holiday saw the resumption of the seasonal Galway-Aran Islands fast-ferry route with domestic passengers and tourists alike using the direct service, writes Jehan Ashmore. In preparation to the opening of the season on Good Friday, Saoirse na Farraige,…